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The legacy of IPA, founded by Nikhil Chakravartty, the doyen of journalism in India, to keep the flag of independent media flying high, is facing the threat of extinction due to the effect of the Covid pandemic. Only an emergency funding can avert such an eventuality. We appeal to all those who believe in the freedom of expression to contribute to this noble cause.Converting G20 Summit Into A People’s Festival Is Highly Welcome
By Harihar Swarup Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed credit on the eve of G20 summit for converting a heads of government meeting into “a people’s festival”. The government did well to popularize the Indian G20 agenda among people across the country and the world, even if this was...
Indonesian Presidential Election Produces An Unexpected Twist
By James M Dorsey An unexpected twist in the run-up to next year’s Indonesian presidential election puts Centrist Democratic International (CDI), the world’s largest alliance of conservative political parties, and Nahdlatul Ulama, the world’s largest and most moderate Muslim civil society movement, in a bind. In a surprise move,...
Edith Grossman Whom Marquez Said ‘You Are My Voice In English’ Is No More
By Tirthankar Mitra The devil may sometimes be given his due, but not the translator. But English literary scene underwent a dramatic change after Edith Grossman translated works of Latin American authors in English and turned them into literary icons overnight to the devotees of English literature. The 87-year...
Indian Prime Minister Has A Challenging Task Of Balancing At G20 Summit
By Girish Linganna The 19-ton statue of the revered Hindu god Shiva, standing as a symbol of India’s determination to influence the global order, will undoubtedly catch the attention of world leaders attending the Group of 20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9 and 10.. The Nataraja dancing...
Can India Emerge As The Second Largest Economy Of The World In 2047?
By K R Sudhaman Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reeled-out statistics on what the Indian economy would be in 2047. The projections she gave at the Global Fintech festival in Mumbai recently are quite interesting. She quoted a SBI research to say that India’s per capita income is to...
People Are Struggling With Health Issues In The Relief Camps Of Manipur
By Dr Arun Mitra People of Manipur have a glorious history of resistance against the British imperialism. They struggled hand in hand with the Indian National Army (INA) led by Subhash Chandra Bose to free the country from the yolk of colonialism. But the state of Manipur is in...
PM Narendra Modi Betrays Panic Between Hope And Frustration
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remark on ‘Sanatan Dharm’ has been caught in controversy in no time. It reaches even to the top to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who clutched at it like a drowning man. Neither Udhayanidhi, nor PM Modi is a religious man....
BJP’s Defeat In Ghosi Assembly Poll Is A Big Jolt FOR CM Yogi Adityanath
By Sushil Kutty The Ghosi assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh was going the INDIA way and the BJP couldn’t have been in a worse place at noon September 8 when votes were being counted. At the end of the day, INDIA had nudged its first victory en route to...
Opposition Questions Centre’s Motives For Five-Day Special Session
By Rahil Nora Chopra After Centre’s surprising announcement of holding a five-day special session of Parliament during September 18-22 triggered a debate, the opposition signalled that this could be a move to table the controversial ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bill and accused the government for trying to delay the...
Retired Judges’s Appeal To Western Members Of G20 Merits Close Attention
By Arun Srivastava The political and administrative acumen of the Indian delegation at G 20 has been put on trial by a group of retired judges of high courts by writing to the heads of delegations of G20 countries visiting Delhi to push for the repatriation of Indian children...
Anoushka Shankar’s Personal Struggles Have Made Her A Better Artiste
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Recently, Anoushka Shankar took to social media to share her personal struggles – her moments of vulnerability during her music performances and emphasized the necessity to persevere. She began by recounting her recent performance at the Edinburgh International Festival. “It’s been a week since I...
Music Icon Asha Bhosle Has The Same Evergreen Voice At The Age Of 90
By Tirthankar Mitra One does not usually look forward to turning 90, but Asha Bhosle is not one of them. For old age and its fallouts have been defied by this singer with an evergreen voice. Neither Bhosle’s looks nor her voice give the slightest pointer to the age...
INDIA Alliance Has To Counter Political Sensationalism Of Narendra Modi
By Dr. Gyan Pathak As India approaches closer to the Lok Sabha election 2024, the entire political scenario in the country seems to be taken hostage by political sensationalism. PM Narendra Modi and the RSS-BJP clan are the chief players tickling the imagination and dreams of those highly communalised...
Maldives’s Presidential Poll On September 9 Has Geo-Political Consequence
By Girish Linganna Home to around 520,000 people and famous for its sun-kissed atolls, the Maldives is said to be dizzyingly beautiful with underwater marine life that has complex kingdoms of corals scattered across its thousand-odd isles. The tourism website of this archipelagic country in South Asia proudly announces:...
India To Showcase At G20 Summit Its Power In Digital Payment Systems
By K R Sudhaman The G20 summit on September 9-10 could not have come at any time better to highlight India’s great strides in digitalization, that has revolutionized payment system in the country and provided common man easy and quick solutions to his financial problems. With India taking the...
India Leads G20 Summit With Confidence As Economy Performs Better Than China
By Subrata Majumder Enthralled by the Presidency of G 20, India heralds the new global leadership in geo-political and economic dynamism. A decade and half ago, it was the focus was on poverty, draught , unemployment , red tape and volatile economy. In 2014-15, India was the 10th largest...
Prime Minister Calling For A ‘Proper Response’ To Udhayanidhi Remark, Is Ominous
By Sushil Kutty Not every Prime Minister is so candid and free on issues that roil the nation than Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has said that the disparaging remarks against the Sanatana Dharma by Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin calls for a “proper response”. Udhayanidhi, who is...
Modi Pitting India Against Bharat Serves RSS Interest More Than His Own
By Arun Srivastava RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is only a few steps away from finally accomplishing his much-cherished mission of retrieving India’s past glory as ‘Akhand Bharat’. Recently, Bhagwat reiterated that ‘Akhand Bharat’ or undivided India would become a reality before today’s youngsters become old, as those who separated...
